“Facebook is not introducing people to open internet where you can learn, create and build things,” said Ellery Biddle, advocacy director of Global Voices. “It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content. That’s digital colonialism.”
Very limited and free internet access is digital colonialism.
Where’s that sodding gallows when you need it?
There is an expression about inspecting the teeth of gift horses.
Facebook is not introducing people to open internet where you can learn, create and build things,
True, but that’s what WordPress is for.
Did I miss something in that article where users were forced to use the Internet?
Since when has “the internet” comprised of facebook and nothing else?
said Ellery Biddle, advocacy director of Global Voices
Pointless senior role in useless organisation. The epitome of the modern economy.
Total horseshit. Anyone can add a website to Facebook Basics if they follow the participation guidelines:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/internet-org/participation-guidelines
“Services should not use VoIP, video, file transfer, or photos larger than 200 KB.”
and there’s some technical guidelines about the site working if javascript is switched off, which makes sense if you’re trying to deliver things to people with machines with limited capacity. Doesn’t mean you can’t use Javascript, but the site should work without it.
Buying the Guardian is like buying toilet paper that has already been pre-smeared with shite.
Completely off-topic, but the BBC is now encouraging people to identify as mermaids:
At least they aren’t doing any permanent damage.
Great one, Ecksy!
AndrewM: will she be demanding the re-assignment surgery on the NHS?
Well, Ellery Biddle (why do these people all have SUCH CUNTING STUPID NAMES? For fuuuuuuuuck’s sake. God, they drive me up the proverbial) if you don’t like Facebook’s restrictions, then fuck off and build your own platform. No-one’s stopping you, except if it gets too popular, then Euro politicians will shake you down, and cunts like Mongbat and Spud will say you shouldn’t obey the law and pay the taxes you owe.